Tuesday, September 9, 2025

Denise Sandquist – Founder of Fika

 “If I’ve learned anything from spending time in Vietnam and being surrounded by amazing Vietnamese women, it’s this: It’s important to find yourself and what you believe is important to you.”

Bob Parsons – Founder of GoDaddy.com

“Business is complicated and imperfect. Every business everywhere is staffed with imperfect human beings and exists by providing a product or service to other...

Javier Milei – President of Argentina

 “The solution that collectivists will propose is not greater freedom but greater regulation, generating a downward spiral of regulations until we all become poorer...

Evelyn Yu Yu Swe – Founder of Myanmar Women’s Self-Defense Center

"It’s not just about getting beat up and standing back up; it’s about getting beat up, learning from it, and doing something different to...

Dennis Uy – Founder of Udenna Corporation

 “I always say that I have more balls than brains. When I see a good business opportunity, I just go ahead and plan later....

Robert Kuok – Kuok Group, Founder and Chairman of Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts

 “Wealth should be used for two main purposes. One: for the generation of greater wealth. Two: part of your wealth should be applied to...

Manuel V. Pangilinan – Chairman of PLDT

“The abiding lesson is that enduring long-term wealth, especially for self-made people, really comes from doing the right thing—no shortcuts, no corruption—and earning it...

Nadhir Ashafiq – Co-founder and Executive Director of TheLorry

 “I wanted to do something more meaningful. I’d like to leave this world knowing I had made a difference. I felt that entrepreneurship was...

Dong Nguyen – Creator of Flappy Bird

 “A man only lives once and the best strategy is always to make most of it. Success is not the only reason for existence.”

Nikesh Arora – Chairman and CEO of Palo Alto Networks

“Stay focused on effectively solving customer’s problems. The money will come.”